Lobster and Crab Chowder
Winter comfort chowder loaded with lobster, crabmeat, and potatoes. Elegant enough for a starter dish at a dinner party, rustic enough for a family meal.
Servings: 6
Calories: 366kcal
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 cup finely diced yellow onion
- ½ cup finely diced celery
- ¼ cup finely diced poblano pepper
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup white wine
- 16 ounces clam juice
- ⅔ cup frozen corn
- 2 cups peeled and diced russet potatoes
- 1 can 14.5 ounces fire roasted crushed tomatoes
- 1 cup your favorite pasta sauce plain or with Italian herbs
- 3 lobster tails 9 ounces total with the shells
- 1 bay leaf
- ½ tablespoon fresh thyme
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon Cajun seasoning or make your own
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- zest of 1 navel orange
- 1 cup crabmeat
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 2 tablespoons brandy
- Coarsely chopped parsley
Instructions
- Heat up the olive oil in a heavy bottomed large pot or Le Creuset (my personal favorite) over medium-high heat. Add the onion, celery, pepper, and garlic, and sauté until softened, about 10 - 15 minutes, depending on the size of the vegetable chunks.
- Stir in the butter until it melts, and add the flour. Toss the vegetables in the flour, and cook for 5 minutes to cook the flour. Whisk in the wine and cook for a few minutes until it begins to thicken a bit.
- Add the clam juice, corn, potatoes, tomatoes, and pasta sauce. Simmer until the potatoes are barely cooked, about 10 minutes. Add the lobster tails (in the shell), bay leaf, thyme, seasonings, orange zest, and crabmeat. Simmer for 10 minutes or until the lobster is cooked. Remove the lobster tails, cut out the meat, coarsely chop, and return to the chowder.
- Stir in the whipping cream and brandy and bring to just below a simmer.
- Ladle into chowder bowls, and serve immediately with a little parsley on top.
Notes
Calories were calculated using the VeryWell Fit nutrition calculator for 6 servings.
Nutrition
Calories: 366kcal